Post by Owen on Sept 10, 2020 20:54:54 GMT
1 ~~~ CDC changing COVID-19 screenings for international air passengers ~ No more temperature checks? ~~~
voluntary electronic contact information collection, as proposed by some airlines;
possible testing to reduce travel-related transmission risk;
post-arrival recommendations for self-monitoring, including staying home for 14 days if arriving from a high-risk destination.
www.usatoday.com/story/travel/news/2020/09/10/cdc-unveils-new-covid-19-screening-system-international-passengers/5767545002/
The U.S. government is halting its enhanced entry screening for certain international passengers at airports starting Sept. 14, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
It's replacing the current system of temperature checks and screening for COVID-19 symptoms at 15 centralized airports with one it says is a more effective strategy that "focuses on the continuum, of travel and the individual passenger, including pre-departure and post-arrival education, efforts to develop a potential testing framework with international partners, and illness response."
The government will shift public health efforts on the individual passenger. Such measures include:
pre-departure, in-flight and post-arrival health education;
voluntary electronic contact information collection, as proposed by some airlines;
possible testing to reduce travel-related transmission risk;
post-arrival recommendations for self-monitoring, including staying home for 14 days if arriving from a high-risk destination.
www.usatoday.com/story/travel/news/2020/09/10/cdc-unveils-new-covid-19-screening-system-international-passengers/5767545002/